Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-17
TRAGEDY in Chicago.

In q throrg OF people at the church door
Of one CT the most fashionable congregations
in Chicago gray haired millionaire bank
president was remorselessly shot yesterday
by bis etepson to avenge or shield woman
charged with continued adultery The wo.
man was no less person than Mrs. RaWson,
@ila 2i he banker shot and mother Of the
assaiaut. The banker is Stephen w. Raw
sop, president of the Union Trust Company
Of Chicago. William Lee, aged II, is the
stepson. Banker Rawson, with five bullets
III bis budy, and apparently in dying con-
diuan, was hastily picked off the blood
spastereG Gu, b. and funded into one oi the
score oi ca, Euges tnat had been waiting for
tho wealthy worshipers Young Lee, with
al Empty, still smoking revolver in his hand,
was az ilurriedly thrown into 9 different con
vcy anca-Ghe biae wagon OF tho police
pstrcl. Rawson had been charged BY his
wife with perjury and other oiienses. He on
The ether hand, alleged that she, although
prominent in society, and q beautiful woman
il. appearances was really disreputsble,
blasphemous, devlish tempered adveDtur-
ess who coveied only bis money. For q
ye:.r or more the two have been fighting
each other in the divorce court, and within
Il week The banker has filed against her I'D
Gitioaai charges o! adultery. The wounds
are thought 10 oo fatal. tbs murderer was
arrested az lis own request. When ap
prised OF the murder, Airs. RawSon said to S
reporter. II ain glad OF il. dc deserved 1t.
"Ignat was il done Tor ?" Because
RawFon hes made &c out On the
streets 10 bo !. public prostitute" "pll
4 t,r., - .La i,j Al, b,r
srrn with 8 dramatic gesture. "He did nc
more than any boy would DO. de is the son
of his mothern Then sbs began to pace to
and fro over the heavily carpeted floor. II
intended 10 do il myself" she exclaimed,
suddenly stepping in the middle of the
rooD. Mrs. Rawson has led checkered
lia having been married three times. She
was divorced oDce and as q department
clerk IN the government service at Wash
ineton is understood to have been concern
ed iu some decidedly sensational incidents.
Rawaou deciared that his wif5 had made false
representations TO him 10 get him to marry
her Wneu she represented that she was the
wi30w OF Chas G. Les, who !cft her COM
forlabiy of aud The mother Of Two children.
He further in divorce proceedings testified
that his wife was married in New Orleans
on April 8. 1866, to John Slaymsker, who ct
the timo ihe bill was FLED was living in
Arkade!pbs, Ark, and that q divorce OBJ
tanned from Slaymaller few years later
was Illegal consequently the marriage with
the defendant should be declared void. On
August 8, 1856, he refused toplace any more
money 10 her credit at the bank, and Sep.
tember 90 she was refused admittance to his
bouse, and detectives left on guard to pre-
vent her gaining entrance. While the suit
was pending porter on a St Louis sleeper
testified that Mrs. Rawson had occupied
berth with a strange man on his sleeper.
This story was partially corroborated by
other poftera and car conductors. All these
allegations were empbaticaly denied by
Mrs Rawson, and later the colored porter
was brought up before Justice Lyon on the
charge Of perjury when he acknowledged
the uotruthfulness of his former statements
Since then every point, especially in the
matter of alimony, has been contested with
increased bitterness. the elimination being
Rawson's additional charges and yesterday g
horrible tragedy.